Yahoo! News: World - China
Yahoo! News: World - China |
- Rich Chinese couple's octuplets spark anger, inquiry (Reuters)
- Too many stars: Vietnam in flag gaffe with China (AP)
- China police fire teargas, TV shows confessions (Reuters)
- Exclusive: China's CIC to get $50 billion boost (Reuters)
- Analysis: Protests far from a knockout blow for China leaders (Reuters)
- China denies link with missiles seized in Finland (Reuters)
- China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays (Reuters)
- China plans further cut to railway spending (AP)
- China sentences rights activist to 9 years in jail (AP)
| Rich Chinese couple's octuplets spark anger, inquiry (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:15 AM PST Reuters - A rich Chinese couple who had eight babies with the help of two surrogate mothers has been forced to move out of their villa following a public uproar, and could face a large fine for breaching strict family planning laws mandating only one child. |
| Too many stars: Vietnam in flag gaffe with China (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:30 AM PST
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| China police fire teargas, TV shows confessions (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:10 AM PST Reuters - Riot police fired teargas to break up a protest against a planned power station in southern China on Friday and state media showed confessions by two detained activists in an obvious bid to get protesters off the streets. |
| Exclusive: China's CIC to get $50 billion boost (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 02:53 AM PST Reuters - China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. is set to receive additional funding of up to $50 billion, two sources said, a step that could help it move quickly to buy overseas assets, especially in Europe. |
| Analysis: Protests far from a knockout blow for China leaders (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 02:19 AM PST Reuters - Like battle-hardened boxers, China's Communist Party leaders are leaning back on the ropes, patiently absorbing the blows from angry village protesters who have grabbed headlines but lack a knockout punch. |
| China denies link with missiles seized in Finland (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:51 AM PST Reuters - China denied on Friday any link to a batch of 69 Patriot missiles confiscated by Finnish authorities, saying the weapons were destined for South Korea. |
| China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:07 AM PST Reuters - Human rights advocate Chen Wei was sentenced to nine years in jail by a court in southwest China after a brief hearing on Friday in which he pleaded not guilty to subverting state power, the stiffest punishment in a crackdown on dissent this year. |
| China plans further cut to railway spending (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:44 PM PST AP - China's government announced another cut in railway construction spending Friday amid concern about the debts of the world's biggest rail network and the safety of its showcase bullet trains. |
| China sentences rights activist to 9 years in jail (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:27 PM PST AP - A Chinese court sentenced a veteran activist Friday to nine years in prison for inciting subversion, in what appears to be the most severe punishment handed down in a crackdown to prevent the spread of Arab Spring-style democratic uprisings. |
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